Dolphins drop ax on fired-up Phillips
The Dolphins released defensive tackle Jordan Phillips on Tuesday in the wake of his angry sideline outburst after he came out of a lopsided loss to the Patriots.
“Free at last free at last,” Phillips wrote in an Instagram post that was later deleted. “Good luck to my brothers on the team. I’ll miss ya’ll, but I couldn’t be happier to be out of there.”
Phillips and the rest of the Dolphins’ front four were dominated in Sunday’s 38-7 loss to the Patriots, who rushed for 175 yards. Phillips said his flare-up during the game didn’t play a role in his release.
“Just here to squash this sideline outburst stuff. this move had nothing to do with that,” he tweeted.
The Dolphins (3-1) had the day off and didn’t discuss the reason for the move. Coach Adam Gase has spoken often about his desire to improve the team’s culture following a 6-10 season in 2017. The NFL suspended Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks indefinitely after he pleaded guilty last month to federal insider trading charges.
Kendricks was suspended under the personalconduct policy, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said.
The Seahawks signed Kendricks prior to Week 2 because of a need at linebacker with K.J. Wright out following knee surgery.
Federal prosecutors said Kendricks used tips from an acquaintance to make about $1.2 million in illegal profits on four major trading deals. Kendricks is not expected to be sentenced until January. The Falcons signed defensive tackle Michael Bennett in a move that could reflect a new injury concern with starter Grady Jarrett.
Jarrett left the final drive of the Falcons’ 37-36 loss to the Bengals on Sunday with an ankle injury. Coach Dan Quinn said Jarrett is still being evaluated.
The Falcons defense already has lost starting safeties Keanu Neal and Ricardo Allen to season-ending injuries and linebacker Deion Jones for at least eight weeks.
Bennett was released by the Jaguars on Sept 11. He played in only one game in 2017.
The Browns placed starting CB Terrance Mitchell on injured reserve with a broken right wrist. Mitchell was hurt in the second quarter of Sunday’s 45-42 loss to the Raiders. He underwent surgery on Monday, when coach Hue Jackson said he didn’t think Mitchell’s injury was season-ending. The team can designate two players to return from injured reserve after six weeks. ... The Panthers signed punter Michael Palardy to a threeyear contract extension, keeping him with the team through the 2021 season. ... The Chargers signed punter Donnie Jones and waived Drew Kaser, who had been the team’s punter and holder the last three seasons. Kaser is eighth in the league in gross punting average (48.4 yards) but has been inconsistent as a holder. Caleb Sturgis is 7-for-9 on field goals and 6-for-9 on extra points.